Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. May 31, 2021 Is New Zealand navigating the China-West, politics-trade relationship in a craven way? Increasingly that seems to be the view from overseas, and
Geoffrey Miller Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Geoffrey Miller is an international analyst at the Democracy Project. He has lived and travelled extensively in the Middle East and is a fluent Arabic speaker. Nanaia Mahuta’s comments on China in a Guardian interview last week brought
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 The proposed History curriculum is so bad that it is hard to know where to start. Indeed, in the limited time I have to write a submission, I
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments While Grant Robertson was announcing increased benefits and higher spending on social services I couldn’t help thinking that
Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com Rodney Hide is former ACT Party leader, and Minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 Maori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer wrote a rip-snorter for the Herald on Wednesday. She neatly explained how she divides New Zealanders into three groups: (1) tangata of the whenua
Karl du Fresne bassettbrashandhide.com One thing that struck me about the background profiles published about Dame Cindy Kiro this week was that while listing her tribal affiliations, they also mentioned that her father came from the north of England. It was only an incidental point, but it stood out
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Cindy Kiro’s appointment to the role of Governor-General is political. Judging by comments on Kiwiblog people have forgotten her time as Children’s Commissioner. She advocated that every child should be interviewed or assessed before age two and again at ages five, 13, and
Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com Rodney Hide is former ACT Party leader, and Minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 It turns out numbers can be racist. Not just people. Or laws. But numbers. That’s now the size of the racism hammer. Racism explains everything. It justifies anything.
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
Geoffrey Miller Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Geoffrey Miller is an international analyst at the Democracy Project. He has lived and travelled extensively in the Middle East and is a fluent Arabic speaker. There are some new clues to be found in the Budget that illustrate
Henry Ergas The Australian. bassettbrashandhide.com Henry Ergas AO is an economist. is an economist who has worked at the OECD, Australian Trade Practices Commission as well as at a number of economic consulting firms. He writes for The Australian. “To concede nothing to those who would erase the past
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 I was brought up in an era when Radio New Zealand news broadcasts seemed to be broadly neutral politically, as was surely appropriate for a taxpayer-funded radio network;
Graham Adams Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom Amid the chorus of media voices crowing that the latest
Michael Bassett hbassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments The recent political poll announced at the weekend told us that Jacinda Ardern’s support, and that of her
